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Recognised as Colour

#EA115B

  • #EA115B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#EA115B is a red with RGB values 234, 17, 91 and HSL 340°, 86%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EA115B#EA115B
HEX#EA115B
RGBrgb(234, 17, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.0667, 0.3569
RGB percentages91.8%, 6.7%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(339.5, 86.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 92.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 92.7%, 61.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,339,867
CSS custom property--colour: #EA115B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#15EEA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5D5D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#918655no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#11EAA0
Analogous#EA11C8, #EA3411
Triadic#5BEA11, #115BEA
Split complementary#11EA34, #11C7EA
Tetradic#C7EA11, #11EAA0, #3311EA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FBCCDC
Lighter +30%#F89CBB
Lighter +20%#F46D9B
Lighter +10%#F13D7A
Darker −10%#BA0E49
Darker −20%#8B0A36
Darker −30%#5B0724
Darker −40%#2C0311
More saturated +25%#FB0056
Less saturated −25%#CB3065

Channel breakdown

R234
G17
B91
Red234 (91.8%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue339.54°
Saturation (HSL)86.45%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 11 · B 5B

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